Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-06-09
TERRITORIAL NEWS.

| Manaan. NO marks oil toui pay
He was buried at Winona- He com,
mitted suicide several weeks ago.
At Fargo, burglars entered the
residence OF Capt. Mccarthy, deputy
sheriff, ard secured some money and
a watch
The Huron running team OF the city
dre department, which has won the
banner atthe last two tournaments in
Dakota, has made arrangements
TO attend the Iowa tournament in
Sioux City, and so from there
to the Dakota tournament at Mitch
ell.
Adam Marshall, living eight miles
northeast OF Mitchell, accidently ran
a knife into his thigh while at work,
and bled to death before aid reached
him.
Judge Spencer opened court at
Pierre. He is well liked by the bar.
C. E. DInch, general merchant OF
Highmore, has had his doors closed
by a Chicago house under a bill Of
sale. The other creditors got left.
A brief session OF the South Dakota
constitutional convention was he'd
at Yankton, on the 1st. President
Edcerton being absent, Judge Camp
bell waschosen president pro tenn. The
convention her adjourned to meet
in Yankton on the first Tuesday alter
the first Monday IN January, 1sSs.
ID. E. Keith, cashier Of bank of Elk
ton, who has been in trouble for some
time, was arrested for forpery, aud
waived examination. The bonds
were fixed at $1,000.
The Spicer property, at Waterfowl
recently sold for $4,000. has been
purchased by a syndicate OF which j..
j. Hill is a member.
Boy Chief, an Indian employed as
herder for Dietrich Bros, was arrested
at Bismarck for attempting to rape
Mrs. Elizabeth Dixey, wife OF a farmer
living east of the city.
June % there viii be a great shell
race on Lake Kampeska between w.
+. Taylor. OF New York City, and W.
II. Henley, OF osweso, \. Y.
A Dakota insurance company, re
fused admission TO do business in
Minnesota, has issued a writ oil man
damus to force an entrance,
At Black Hills, after the list of July
Sturgis City will have bank,
with a capital OF $4,000, which will
be Incorporated under the name of
the First National bank of Strusis.
1t viii be formed by the reconsideration
of the Lawrence County bank and the
bank OF Stebbens, Mund & Fox, Of
that place.
The Mitchell Bicycle Club OF Mitchell,
viii hold its first tournament on June
IL, Is, l6 and II, the contest beng
open to the world and entries to close
at O'Clock y. M, June Il. The first
day viii be occupied by "A reception to
wheelmen and a parade. The other
days viii be taken up with the wheel
contests.
At Huron, the Episeopalians will
erect a $40 900 churh Of local granite
this season, Gothic style.
A dispatch from Hamilton says: a
heavy rain storm, accompanied by
hail, passed over here, and was gen.
eral in the valley OF the Red river.
The crops are in excellent condition
and the ground was beginning to re-
quire rain-the crop outlook never
was better in this part of the country
at this season OF the year. The pbe-
nomena of soil blowing like snow in
the air was eve experienced by set
tiers in this part OF the Red River
valley till this year.
At Pierre, the jury in thecase OF the
First National bank OF Sioux City VS..
Y. E. Prentice brought in a verdict OF
81 for Prentice. The bank sued on
two 500 notes. On the ground of
usury the Jury returned n favor OF
the defendant.
Gov. Church has instructed Attor-
Dey General Temrleton to bring suit
against any railroad company reius-
ins to pay a tax OF 3 per cent. on its
gross earnings. The amount collected
in the past was 2 per cent.
Thomas Daily, a railroad laborer,
tell from the second floor in the Han
son house, at Canton, and sustained
injuries from which he died.
Charles Lynch, dealer in general
merchandise at Highmore. closed his
doors, and Reid, Murdock & Fischer.
wholes ale grocers OF Chicago. have
possession OF the stock under a bill OF
sale, Lynch owing them 5000. There
are other creditors.
C. b. Wisner has sold the Standing
Rock farm, 1000 acres, to A. H.
Laughlin for S17, 600. Considerable
real estate is changing hands.
The board OF directors OF the terri
toriaI p~enitentisry at Sioux Falls let a
contract to the Edison Electric Light
company for 81, 500 to put in an en-
candesent light plant for that institu-
ton.
Charles Harrison was arrested,
charged with stealing a pair of dia
mond earrings from a scarlet lady of
Fargo.
Cashier Keith, OF Elkton, charged
with forgery, has been held in S2,o
bonds.
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Ipswich, been arrested on the ground
OF grand larceny.
Territorial Auditor Ward has is
sued the following order to the various
assessors OF the territory, which. if
carried into effect, will increase the
assessed valuation OF the territory
several millions ofdoliars: Assessors,
you airs hereby instructed to care
fully assess for taxation all real es-
tate, whether acre property r in
town lots or blocks, belonging to
railroad companies in this territory.
excepting only from assessment such
real estate as is IN actual use for rail
way purposes. The legality OF the
gross earnings law is very question
able, coming into direct conflict, as it
does, with section 1925 OF the original
act. However this may be, there is
no question but what all property
not actually used for railroad pur-
poses is subject to assessment the
same as the property OF individuals.
1t is so held in Minnesota and other
states where this OF taxation Pee
walls, and is equally broad a TO its
provisions A large increase IN taxa
bic property win be had by this
assessment, as large quantities OF
land in town lots and blocks, held
] solely for sale and speculation, have
| heratnfara been held free from the